BlastWave, a pioneer in invisible software-defined perimeter solutions designed to protect critical infrastructure assets and applications, has announced a partnership with Brier & Thorn, a leading managed security service provider (MSSP). As a part of the agreement, Brier & Thorn will offer BlastWave’s BlastShield solution to its global customer base across North America and Latin […]
It has been reported that Canada’s Foreign Affairs Department was hit by a cyberattack, according to the Treasury Board of Canada. The hack of Global Affairs Canada, the government entity responsible for diplomatic and global relations, occurred on January 19, according to a statement provided by the Treasury Board. As a result of the attack, some access to […]
Red Cross has been hit by a cyberattack that has exposed over 515,000 vulnerable people’s data, forcing the organisation to shut down systems and operations. The attack compromised personal data and confidential information on more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people, including those separated from their families due to conflict, migration and disaster, missing persons and […]
We ‘go phishing’ with David Higgins, EMEA Technical Director at CyberArk, who tells us about life inside and outside the office. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the cybersecurity industry? The best moments in my career have come when my teams and I have seen the fruits of our labour come to fruition. They […]
It has been reported that Italian luxury fashion giant, Moncler, has suffered a data breach after files were stolen by the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware operation in December and published on the Dark Web. The attack unfolded in the final week of 2021 when the luxury fashion brand announced an interruption in its IT services but assured that the attack would […]
Trend Micro has announced that its industry-leading threat intelligence infrastructure, Smart Protection Network (SPN), stopped 94.2 billion cyberthreats heading for consumer, government and business customers in 2021. The volume of detections represents a 42% increase on the number of detections recorded in 2020. It reveals that attacks surged by over 53 billion in the second […]
Modern ransomware uses advanced attack techniques that make it difficult to detect and remediate, resulting in greater financial implications for many organisations. To have a chance of getting ahead of attackers, defences also need to evolve. Here, Trevor Dearing, Technical Director, EMEA, Illumio, highlights how Zero Trust segmentation can stop ransomware in its tracks, as […]
Exabeam, a leader in next-gen SIEM and XDR, has announced that it has been chosen by Deloitte to help operationalise Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) by Deloitte in an expansion of the existing Exabeam-Deloitte alliance. MXDR by Deloitte is a suite of managed security services and solutions for cyberthreat detection and response that aims to help organisations address growing […]
The UAE National Cyber Security Council, and Injazat, a UAE’s technology champion in Digital Transformation, cloud and cybersecurity, have announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim for further improving coordination and response time to potential cyberattacks in the UAE. The MoU will enable all government and semi-government entities to be safeguarded by Injazat’s Cyber Fusion Centre’s ‘Detection and Response’ services. […]
